This volume was prepared by Sebastian Benz while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2013 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different...

This volume was prepared by Sebastian Benz while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2013 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. All chapters discuss different...

Legitimacy is a social source of financial power -- Legitimacy in political economy -- The financial reform nexus in England -- The financial reform nexus in Germany -- The financial reform nexus in the United States -- The financial reform nexus in Japan -- The social sources of international...

Wie gross sind die Aktienmärkte wirklich? Wer setzt auf Einzelwerte, wer lieber auf Fonds und ETFs? Wo schlummern die gröt︣en Goldreserven? Wie sieht die Bilanz der Ära Angela Merkel aus? Wo wohnen die meisten Milliardärinnen? Wie entwickeln sich Zinsen über sehr lange Zeiträume? Wie...